ARCHBISHOP CORDES TO TAKE PART IN MEETING IN U.S.A

VATICAN CITY, SEP 7, 2001 (VIS) - Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," will take part in the annual Catholic Charities meeting on September 10 in Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A., and will give a talk entitled "What defines Christian charity?"

A communique made public today explains that Catholic Charities is a charitable organization of the bishops of the United States devoted to the care of the needy within the country. In 1999, for example, it assisted 9.5 million people, at a cost of $2.3 billion. The organization has 50,488 full-time workers and approximately 200,000 volunteers.
"It is significant," the communique states, "that the Church in the United States, which also works outside of the country through Catholic Relief Services, has noted an increase of poverty as well as commitment within the country. In 1999, 3,500,000 people were fed, which is a 32 percent increase from the previous year."

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